The paper deals with the analysis of the competition policy across the EU27, in order to establish if this policy is able to face the crisis’ challenges. The theoretical approach from the first part of the paper is followed by concrete elements connected to the EU competition policy...

The paper deals with the idea that the present global crisis supports the division of the EU27 Member States into three categories: EU15, EU 10 and EU2. Using the official Eurostat database, the analysis is focused on the most important economic indicators: GDP per capita, unemployment rate,...